Counsellor for child soldiers, featured in film, discusses her work in UgandaUNICEF Radio speaks with Jane Ekayu, a counsellor to former child soldiers in Uganda, featured in the new documentary 'Children of War.'

UNICEF and partners fight deadly, but preventable, cholera outbreak in CameroonUNICEF Cameroon Representative Ms. Musu Clemens-Hope speaks with UNICEF Radio about the outbreak of cholera in Northern Cameroon.

UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake reflects on visit to PakistanUNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake visited Pakistan earlier this week to meet with officials, as well as visit relief camps and survey the damage caused by the mass flooding. UNICEF Radio caught up with him on an early afternoon flight from Multan to Islamabad. He reflected on what he saw during his visit.

As Executive Director visits, UNICEF works to deliver safe water to flood-affected families in PakistanChief of Water, Environment and Sanitation for UNICEF Pakistan, Omar el-Hattab, speaks about safe water in the wake of the flood crisis there.

Landslide in eastern Uganda leaves 77 dead and hundreds missingUNICEF Radio spoke with Chulho Hyun, UNICEF Communication Chief in Uganda, about the ongoing relief efforts for those affected by the landslide.

Haitian filmmaker Bayard Jean-Bernard on the earthquake's aftermathUNICEF Radio speaks with Haitian filmmaker Bayard Jean-Bernard about his documentation of the recent earthquake and aftermath in Jacmel, Haiti.

Aid begins to arrive in Haiti for earthquake survivors in dire needUNICEF Radio speaks with UNICEF Regional Communications Specialist Tamar Hahn via telephone from the border between Haiti and Dominican Republic.

Displaced Yemeni children face nutrition, health and education challengesUNICEF Middle East Regional Director Sigrid Kaag talks about her visit to camps for children and families displaced by conflict in Yemen.

UNICEF child-friendly school architect focuses on climate changeUNICEF Radio speaks with child-friendly school designer and architect Carlos Vasquez about his experiences at the Copenhagen climate conference.

Copenhagen Children’s Climate Forum declares: the time to fight climate change is nowYouth delegates from the Children's Climate Forum outline the many issues their countries are facing in relation to climate change.

UNICEF Philippines Education Chief speaks about resuming education after the floodsUNICEF Radio speaks with UNICEF Philippines Education Coordinator Lulay de Vera Mateo about recovering from the recent disaster and lessons learned for the future.

Pasig City 6th grader Louie Mangali talks about his experiences during the floodUNICEF Radio talks to Filipino sixth-grader Louie Mangali about his experiences during the recent floods in metropolitan Manila.

Cricket stars raise awareness about HIV in South AfricaSri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakkara speaks about the THINK WISE initiative while visiting young people living with HIV near Johannesburg, South Africa.

Breaking the barrier of exclusion UN and UNICEF Radio moderator Amy Costello speaks to Mónica Alemán from the International Indigenous Women’s Forum and Maurice Bryan from Minority Rights Group International.

Digital Diarist Bernice Akuamoah reports from 'Carifesta' in GuyanaAfter enduring centuries of colonialism, slavery, and indentured servitude, the people of Latin America and the Caribbean emerged with one of the richest blends of cultures in the world.

World Water Day 2008: UNICEF Chief of Water, Environment and Sanitation Clarissa BrocklehurstUNICEF correspondent Elizabeth Kiem looks at the toilet taboo and potty humour – no laughing matter if global sanitation goals are to be met.

Temperatures rise, but Tajikistan still on alert after winter crisisUNICEF Deputy Representative for Tajikistan Ruth Leano discusses the current situation in the country and the winter emergency’s impact on children.

Flood response targets immediate needs of children in Tabasco and ChiapasUNICEF Representative in Mexico Susanna Sottoli discusses efforts to help the children affected by flooding in Tabasco and Chiapas.

Martin Bell reports – Education: A question of safetyGirls are particularly affected by insurgents’ targeting of their schools and even of the pupils themselves. Zarmina, 12, and her 13-year-old sister, Shukria, were among 1,200 pupils at the Qalai Sayedan School. Two gunmen lay in wait for the girls as they left the school. Shukria was shot in cold blood by the assailants, one of three fatalities that day, in the fourth attack on the same school. The effects of such violence could be as devastating as the attacks on the schools themselves, threatening Afghanistan’s development for the next generation.

Martin Bell reports – On the front lines against polioMartin Bell reports: At Spin Boldak in Kandahar province, all children under five are immunized against polio by an Afghan team on one side of the border working in tandem with a Pakistani team on the other. The crossing is open for 12 hours a day. About 8,000 people use it every day, and 800 of the youngest children receive the vaccine. Dr. Arshad Qudous of the World Health Organization believes that a victory over polio in Afghanistan is possible, by 2008. "It will be a historic victory and it will be a moment of pride for Afghanistan," he says.

Kamala, a Nepali woman, tries to make it to hospital Part 6, Women Deliver: Radio correspondent Mandy Cunningham reports on women struggling with the dangers of pregnancy and childbirth in Pakistan, Nepal and Afghanistan.

In Nepal, a hospital without a doctor Part 5, Women Deliver: Radio correspondent Mandy Cunningham reports on women struggling with the dangers of pregnancy and childbirth in Pakistan, Nepal and Afghanistan.

Afghan Member of Parliament Fauzia Kofi Part 4, Women Deliver: Radio correspondent Mandy Cunningham reports on women struggling with the dangers of pregnancy and childbirth in Pakistan, Nepal and Afghanistan.

An Afghanistan hospital works for women Part 3, Women Deliver: Radio correspondent Mandy Cunningham reports on women struggling with the dangers of pregnancy and childbirth in Pakistan, Nepal and Afghanistan.

Pakistan’s home births and their dangers Part 2, Women Deliver: Radio correspondent Mandy Cunningham reports on women struggling with the dangers of pregnancy and childbirth in Pakistan, Nepal and Afghanistan.

Making ends meet in a Pakistani hospital Part 1, Women Deliver: Radio correspondent Mandy Cunningham reports on women struggling with the dangers of pregnancy and childbirth in Pakistan, Nepal and Afghanistan.

Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman praise UNICEF’s work and talk about ‘Long Way Down’UNICEF correspondent Amy Bennett speaks with Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman about their recent motorcycle journey called ‘Long Way Down’ and the UNICEF projects they visited during the trip.

Mamiwhe’s Digital Diary: A passionate commitment to education for allUNICEF Radio and Voices of Youth Digital Diarist Mamiwhe Kpahgbor of Liberia interviews people in her home community about the education system, particularly for girls.

UNICEF and partners send aid as northern Uganda floods disrupt life for 60,000 householdsUNICEF Uganda Chief of Communications Chulho Hyun gives UNICEF Radio an assessment of the situation of flood-affected children in northern Uganda.

International Day of PeaceUNICEF Afghanistan Communication Officer Roshan Khadivi speaks with UNICEF Radio about the Days of Peace underway in the country, and the impact they will have on the lives of children, 1.3 of whom will now be immunized.

Displaced children especially vulnerable to illness and military re-recruitment in North KivuUNICEF Chief of Field Operations in DR Congo Julien Harneis gives UNICEF Radio an up to date assessment of the situation for vulnerable children in the conflict-ridden country.

Mothers and children hit hard by nutrition crisis in SomaliaUNICEF Representative in Somalia, Christian Balslev-Olesen, gives UNICEF Radio an update on the critical malnutrition situation in the poverty-stricken country.

Nicaraguan children and families evacuated as Hurricane Felix strikesUNICEF Representative in Nicaragua Debora Comini updates UNICEF Radio on the first effects of Hurricane Felix in the northeast of the country.

Bilingual-intercultural education aims to keep indigenous girls and boys in schoolCorrespondent Blue Chevigny reports efforts to keep Guatemala’s many indigenous students in school through bilingual-intercultural education.

As Hurricane Dean moves on, storm-affected communities pick up the piecesUNICEF Representative in Jamaica Bertrand Bainvel reports on the impact of Hurricane Dean and the relief work of UNICEF and its partners in the wake of the storm.

‘Mirame’ book launch shines a light on challenges facing indigenous girls in GuatemalaDora Alonzo, 15, was wearing a beautiful, hand-woven dress in yellow, pink and blue. “We’re girls – we like to play, we like to laugh, we like to sing, we like to enjoy life,” she said last week before a gathering of people, many of them young girls like her, at the Children’s Museum in Guatemala City.

Aid to children and families affected by severe floods in DPR KoreaUNICEF’s Deputy Representative in DPR Korea, Michel Le Pechoux, explains how children and families have been affected by severe flooding.

Tsholo’s Digital Diary: Tapping the potential of youth to change lives in BotswanaUNICEF Radio and Voices of Youth Digital Diarist Tsholofelo Selufaro, 18, speaks with the young founder of the Kast Foundation in Botswana.

More aid needed for tens of millions affected by severe monsoon floods in IndiaUNICEF India Chief of Health Marzio Babille talks about relief efforts in Bihar, one of the Indian states worst-affected by recent floods.

Norway Cup gives girls from Harare a chance to triumphUNICEF Radio's Blue Chevigny talks with Omega Mpini, age 13, who is part of the Glenview Queens Girls Football Club in Zimbabwe and a peer HIV/AIDS educator who lost her parents to the disease.

Peace One Day ambassador Jude Law’s ‘secret’ mission to AfghanistanUNICEF Senior Producer Dan Thomas interviews Jeremy Gilley, the founder of Peace One Day, and the British actor Jude Law about their visit to Afghanistan.

Palestinian refugees in northern Lebanon displaced and in needUNICEF Communication Specialist discusses her visit to northern Lebanon, where Palestinian refugees are suffering without access to essential services.

Youth in Gaza and Sderot, Israel face daily violenceUNICEF Radio Correspondent Blue Chevigny talks with teenage girls from Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory about the current escalation of conflict in their communities.

Worst floods in 50 years displace thousands in UruguayUNICEF Representative in Uruguay Tom Bergmann-Harris talks about how the recent floods affect children and their families and UNICEF’s emergency response.

Child Soldiers Demobilized in the Central African RepublicUNICEF Representative for the Central African Republic, Mahimbo Mdoe, illuminates the story of the child soldier demobilization process in the north of the strife-ridden nation for UNICEF Radio.

UNICEF Sri Lanka reaches out to children and families displaced by escalating conflictUNICEF’s Chief of Field Coordination in Sri Lanka, Natascha Paddison, talks about the conflict there and its impact on children and families.

UNICEF and Government of Chad reach accord raising hopes for children in armed conflictUNICEF Representative in Chad Stephen Adkisson speaks to UNICEF Radio about the country’s recent agreement on the demobilization of child soldiers.

‘Girl Stars’ reach out to rural India through films on the power of educationUNICEF Radio correspondent Blue Chevigny reports on three ‘Girl Stars’ in India whose lives have been transformed by education.

UNICEF Somalia relief efforts hindered by lack of access to conflict-affected areasUNICEF Representative in Somalia Christian Balslev-Olesen discusses the dire situation of children and women displaced by violence in Mogadishu.

UNICEF and partners help child domestic workers in Haiti regain their rightsUNICEF Child Protection Officer Bertrand Njanja-Fassu speaks to UNICEF Radio about the plight of children working as domestic servants.

Young Palestinians mark Palestinian Child’s Day by speaking out against violenceUNICEF correspondent Blue Chevigny reports on youth participants in the campaigns against violence in Gaza and the West Bank for Palestinian Child’s Day.

Voices of Youth website featured on Voice of America RadioVoice of America Radio’s science, technology and health programme featured UNICEF’s Voices of Youth website earlier this month as the Website of the Week. Listen to the story that aired on Voice of America Radio.

Children in Madagascar suffer in yet another flood caused by latest cycloneUNICEF Communication Officer Misbah Sheikh discusses the effects of flooding on children in areas of northern Madagascar devastated by Cyclone Indlala.

First-ever woman chief appointed in Burkina FasoTraditional chief and UNICEF Press Officer Modeste Yaméogo talks about his decision to appoint the first woman chief to his council in Issouka, Burkina Faso

At UN panel, girls describe challenges keeping their peers out of school (Part 2 of 2)Binita Shrestha, who runs a UNICEF-supported youth radio programme in Nepal, tells UNICEF Radio about why it is a good way to reach young people.

At UN panel, girls describe challenges keeping their peers out of school (Part 1 of 2)Valencia, 16, of South Africa talks to UNICEF Radio about her history of drug abuse and how telling her story has helped her gain self-confidence.

International support for education recovery in post-conflict Liberia (Part 3 of 3)UNICEF Chief of Education Cream Wright tells UNICEF Radio about committing to education in order to ensure a better future for Liberia

International support for education recovery in post-conflict Liberia (Part 2 of 3)UNICEF Representative in Liberia Rozanne Chorlton tells UNICEF Radio about the role of girls’ education and the needs of the generation that lost its schooling to conflict

International support for education recovery in post-conflict Liberia (Part 1 of 3)Liberia’s Minister of Education, Joseph Korto, tells UNICEF Radio about the need to provide resources and not to lose sight of the importance of education.

Death toll rises and children abandon school as Burundi food crisis deepensUNICEF communications officer in Burundi Olalekan Ajia discusses the flooding situation and UNICEF’s relief efforts in Burundi.

Partners’ Forum meets to support rebuilding in post-civil war LiberiaUNICEF Radio correspondent Blue Chevigny reports on the Liberia Partners’ Forum in Washington, DC, which addressed the future of Liberia’s development.

UNICEF Representative in Somalia assesses impact of conflict on children and familiesUNICEF Radio Correspondent Blue Chevigny talks with Representative in Somalia Christian Balslev-Olesen about UNICEF’s response to ongoing instability there.

Relief efforts ‘contain’ effects of flooding on Indonesian children and families UNICEF Child Protection Officer Roberto Benes reports on UNICEF’s efforts to help flood-affected Indonesian children and families get back to normal.

A young Sri Lankan looks back on two years of tsunami rebuilding effortsUNICEF Radio correspondent Blue Chevigny gets an update from Rusiru Abesingha of Sri Lanka, who spoke with UNICEF Radio shortly after the tsunami.

Report finds nearly half of all children in Mozambique living in extreme povertyUNICEF Representative in Mozambique Leila Pakkala explains the findings of the UN report ‘Childhood Poverty in Mozambique’.

Floods bring havoc to Dadaab refugee camp in northeastern KenyaUNICEF's Field Officer in Garissa, Kenya, Ore Abdikadir, tells UNICEF Radio about how recent flooding in the region has affected the people there, with special impact on the children.

Angélique Kidjo raises HIV/AIDS awareness, and hope, in northern UgandaUNICEF Radio correspondent Blue Chevigny talks with Representative in Uganda Martin Mogwanja about HIV/AIDS threats facing people displaced by conflict in the north of the country.

Quake-affected children and families in Central Java begin return to normalcy, Part 1UNICEF's Sophie Boudre reports on a project to repair thousands of wells in earthquake-damaged regions of Indonesia.

UNICEF steps up humanitarian aid in southern LebanonUNICEF Communication Officer Simon Ingram reports on projects under way in southern Lebanon to help returning children readjust to life in their home communities.

Thousands remain displaced by Ecuador’s Tungurahua volcanoUNICEF Ecuador’s Cecilia Davila gives a full account of the evacuation of villagers near the Tungurahua volcano and how this has affected children.

Monsoon floods cause widespread damage, affecting millions in IndiaUNICEF State Representative in Gujarat Yogendra Mathur describes flood damage in the city of Surat and efforts to help affected children and families.

New HIV testing method allows early diagnosis for infants in South AfricaProfessor Steve Reid of the Centre for Rural Health at the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal discusses why AIDS programmes in South Africa must give priority to the nation's most vulnerable children.

Violence takes heavy toll on Israeli and Palestinian children alikeAs violence intensifies in the Middle East, Dr. Ruth Pat-Horenczyk, Director of Child and Adolescent Clinical Services at the Israel Center for the Treatment of Psychotrauma at the Herzog Hospital in west Jerusalem, talks about the psychological trauma experienced by Israeli children.

Poverty called ‘root cause’ of widespread demonstrations in Guinea13 June 2006: UNICEF Representative in Guinea Marcel Rudasingwa explains the root causes of a general strike that started there on 8 June.

Precarious conditions face many families displaced by conflict in Timor-Leste30 May 2006: UNICEF's Country Representative in Timor-Leste, Shui-Meng Ng, explains how recent violence there has affected children and women.

Kenya’s abolition of school fees offers lessons for rest of AfricaUNICEF correspondent Blue Chevigny reports on the views of UNICEF’s Chief of Education, Dr. Cream Wright, on the issue of school-fee abolition.

Philippines: Relief arriving for survivors of mudslide tragedy20 February 2006: UNICEF Representative to the Philippines Dr. Nicholas Alipui describes the devastation wrought by the mudslides in Leyte province.

DR Congo: Food and supplies for people fleeing war10 February 2006: Massimo Nicoletti Altimari, the head of UNICEF’s Office in Bunia, DR Congo, talks about the situation facing children and families who have fled the fighting.

UNICEF Rwanda Representative reports on Children's SummitMrs. Bintou Keita, UNICEF Representative in Rwanda, talks about the importance of youth voices in the government in Rwanda, as children are the future leaders.

21-year-old woman in Ukraine living with HIV tells her storyIryna Kalinichenko works to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS in her native Ukraine, where the infection rate with the disease is on the rise, especially among young people.

Young Thai woman affected in all parts of her life by HIVNakwan Leknork is a 20 year old in Thailand who has lost her father to AIDS and is tha caretaker for her ill mother. She is the family breadwinner and an AIDS awareness activist.

21 October 2005: Ralph Fiennes speaks out for children affected by HIV Actor Ralph Fiennes send out a call for support for all the children worldwide who have suffered losses as a result of the epidemic.

17 October 2005: UNICEF Country Representative in Pakistan Omar Abdi says supplies are reaching children hit hard by the earthquake. 17 October 2005: UNICEF Country Representative in Pakistan Omar Abdi says supplies are reaching children hit hard by the earthquake.

6 July - Health packages for children in the Democratic People’s Republic of KoreaUNICEF Representative in DPR Korea Pierrette Vu Thi talks about the child health care situation in the famine-stricken country.

23 March - Children bear the brunt of Uganda’s 19-year conflictUNICEF Communication Officer in Uganda, Chulho Hyun, describes his recent encounters with two Ugandan children: one a young “night commuter” and the other a girl formerly abducted by the LRA.